Stretching canvas

Making your own DIY canvas stretcher bars is a great way to save money on canvas paintings, and it's easier than you might think! Here's how to do it.

You can stretch a painting that has been painted on unstretched canvas. I have never had a painting crack from delayed stretching, but it is probably best to do the stretching within a month of the painting process. Once the paint has dried in, cracking is a possibility. To stretch a prepainted canvas, you need a stretcher bar of the proper size, canvas pliers, a staple gun, 4 push pins, and a tape measure. 1. Check that your stretcher is square. 1. Check that your stretcher is square. Both…

created at: 08/01/2014

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This is a video tutorial for painters who would like to know how to stretch their own canvases. It also details how to fold corners in a professional manner....

I am going to present a stretching procedure that may sound heretical and very much at odds with what artists are taught about canvas preparation from their earliest studio days. I ask that readers please suspend disbelief and give a try to some of the special techniques that follow. If these procedures are embraced, artists ... Read more

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How to Stretch Canvas (I Made It at TechShop): I'll show you how to make your own stretcher bars, stretch your canvas and add the finishing touches. Please watch my how-to video here http://youtu.be/Lj7MHuI7C3s. Also check out your local TechShop at wwhttp://www.techshop.ws

By admin in Art Tutorials > Painting Tutorials Several months ago I wrote about how to make your own stretcher bars for paintings, but only briefly talked about how to stretch canvas over them. Some people think stretching canvas is difficult, so they never try it—but today I’ll take you through each step of the process so you can see how easy it really is. And apart from the stretcher bar frame itself, you’ll only need unprimed canvas (I’m using #10 cotton […]

Have you ever wondered what those little pieces of wood are for, or plastic in the case of some cheaper canvases, which come with a stretched canvas? Sometimes the canvas keys are stapled on the back in a small bag, sometimes they are already glued to the mitered corners of the stretcher bars (the wooden frame that the canvas is attached to). These pieces of wood are wrenches or canvas clamps, which are used if the canvas starts to sag a little on the stretcher. This can happen over...

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Stretching your own canvas allows you to customise your paintings and add a more personal touch Steve Pill visited canvas specialists Russell & Chapple to find out how the experts do it

I have a few canvases that I've been wanting to have framed, but rather than saving up for a custom job, I thought I'd frame them myself!

Henri Hagelberg on Instagram: "Do you know how they work? 🤔 The little wooden strips that come with your canvas are called canvas wedges or canvas keys. They are used to give the stretched canvas a little extra tightness. 🎨 Are they absolutely necessary? No. But they are a nice thing to add if your canvas comes with them. If your canvas does not come with them, I would not worry about them too much. There are some brand and regional differences in whether they are included. Every…

Get inspired by your own two hands with this quick, economical and useful project… The first time I stretched my own canvas, I swear, I heard angels singing. While my painting professor at the time would likely argue I had no business being behind a canvas in the first place, the connection made between a quality surface and […]

What will you do if you want to stretch a custom size canvas painting? Canvas bars or stretcher bars are usually available only in a few standard sizes. Here's how you can make a custom canvas stretcher bar yourself.

ArtWedge is raising funds for ArtWedge the new way to stretch a canvas on Kickstarter! In 200 years of canvas stretching this is the project that sets the new standard.

A detailed and simple tutorial for how to make your own wood floating canvas frame for a painting at home.